The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1887-02-19
A TERRIFIC W1wDsToRM.
Great Destruction Of Property and
Loss of Life.

ELMIRA, N. Y. Feb. 11.-This valley
was visited about l1.30 o'clock this morn
ing with the greatest storm experienced in
many years. At Wellsburg, six miles east
of this city, furious tornado swept over
the place. At that point the wind blew
from southwest to northeast, and did
large amount of damage. 1t made wreck
Of James Carpenters barn, completely de
stroyed a tobacco shed belonging to Viii
liam Lowman, and blew many chimneys
and fences down. Two miles down the
river the tornado struck J. G. Lowman's
tobacco shed and picked the roof off, car
rying it half mile 1t also made almost
a complete wreck of tobacco sheds belong
ing to David Burt and Frank Bevins.
Lockwoods mill, at Wellsburg, lost its
smokestack and was otherwise damaged.
The best illustration of the force of the
storm was its action on the waters of the
Chemung River, which were 20 feet deep
and 500 feet wide Near Wellsburg it
backed the water in the river up and raised
it in a column in the air so that the bed of
the river was dry.
Wellsville, N. Y, and other places in
Allegany county also experienced the force
of the wind this morning. About 1870
o'clock tornado struck the valley at a
point about two and a half miles east of
Wellsville where a number of large
oil tanks and an oil pump station of
the National Transit company are To-
Gated. The pump station was a brick
structure solidly built and was supposed
to be able to withstand any pressure.
When it was struck, however, it was
unroofed and in an instant the walls col
lapsed, burying William Dillon and George
Porch in the ruins. The men were sup
posed to be dead, but after much exertion
on the part of rescuers they were taken out
alive, but seriously, perhaps fatally, injur-
ed. Several farm buildings in the vicinity
we're wrecked and much damage was done
to other property.
TYRONE, PA, Feb. 11.-During a VIC
lent windstorm last night large tree fell
on a shanty on the line of the Moshannon
branch extension, and five out of sixty of
the inmates, all Hungarians, were killed.
The unfortunate men were employed by
McGovern Brothers, contractors. A ter
rife gale struck this place at IL o'clock this
morning, coming from the west. The gale
continued throughout the day and was ac-
companied by heavy rain.
CLEVELAND, OHIO, Feb. 1l.-At 6.15
o'clock last evening a rainstorm set in,
which continued until noon to-day, when
the cold wave changed it to snow. All the
streams in this region are overlooking their
banks and railway travel is obstructed.
The Valley and Cleveland and Canton
Railways have been unable to move trains,
and all the other roads except the Lake
Shore and Bee Line have been more or
less delayed by wash-outs. The express
on the Cleveland and Pittsburg, which left
here at midnight last night, escaped a ter
rible disaster. A bridge over creek one
mile east of this city gave way while the
train was passing over it, and the smoking
car dropped into the stream. The loco
motive was thrown on its side and two cars
were derailed. Akron, Louisville, West
Richfeld, and other places report high
winds, which have done great damage in